our adventure

Not sleepy yet...

2012-02-20T20:17:00.001-08:00

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4 weeks old today!

2012-02-15T07:15:00.001-08:00

Baby Knox is four weeks old today! I'm not sure how much he weighs, but he feels a lot heavier than he did two weeks ago.He loves to sleep more during the daytime than he does at night. But, we are working on that.He's beginning to enjoy a bath more, and is staying awake for longer periods of time during the day. There's not much time to rest when you're the third child as we've been on the go for basketball games, Valentines parties, and trips to the park. Luckily, so far, he's a great traveler.His big brothers are doing well. They love to help. Knox came to Carter's Valentine's party yesterday. Carter was so proud to show off his little brother. It was also fun to see how excited his friends were that Carter had a new baby brother. Mom did fine too, she just told the kids not to touch the baby. :-). Carter also loves to hold Knox.Canon is very enthusiastic about his little brother. He cheers and claps when Knox is awake, and last to give him kisses when he's asleep. Canon always asks if he can pet Knox like a puppy dog.

Knox, 4 weeks old

Biggest brother and baby Knox

2012-02-04T18:53:00.001-08:00

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Sweet snuggler

2012-02-04T18:51:00.001-08:00

---catching up on a few pre-Knox posts--Cannon is so snugly with the baby.

He also liked the pigs at the stock show. Please don't comment on any similarities. :)

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Welcome Knox!

2012-01-28T20:00:00.000-08:00

We finally met Knox at 3:43 a.m. on Wednesday, January 18th. The labor and delivery went smoothly and Knox arrived as a healthy, perfect baby boy. In fact, that was his name until the next day when we finally decided on his name.

Ryan took Carter to school Wednesday morning and they stopped by the hospital on the way. Carter was excited, but reserved.

Kiki brought Cannon by after school. He was excited too. Much more hands on.

Hands on at home too :)

More to come. I have lots of catching up to do....

Sleep, blogging, but mostly enjoying all of the sweet boys in the house.

Hard work and heavy lifting

2012-01-05T08:45:00.001-08:00

I'm not exactly sure what all was going on, but they were both taking their jobs quite seriously.

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6:30 am. First morning of Christmas Break

2011-12-19T06:01:00.001-08:00

Apparently they didn't get the, "it's ok to sleep in" memo.

Cannon was wearing his propellor hat and had brought me a stack of Christmas books to read.

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Mrs. Dana's Music Class

2011-11-29T18:19:00.001-08:00

Our boys love going to music class. They have the opportunity to sing, dance, learn about music and play a variety of instruments. One of the violin instructors brought up a special violin that each of her children played.

Cannon took quite a liking to this little violin.

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A sweet trip to the toy store

2011-10-31T11:49:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we made a trip to the toy store in the big city. I must say, I was impressed that the boys behaved so nicely. No "galloping greedy gimmies" like the Bearinsteen Bears book would say.

Even better was capturing a few moments of sweetness between big and little brother.

We rarely let them have caffeine

2011-10-30T11:33:00.001-07:00

This is why...

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1 down!

2011-10-27T22:12:00.001-07:00

Carter lost his first tooth! He rushed out of school Tuesday afternoon to share the news.

Apparently, the apple at lunch did the trick.

5 golden dollars were left in exchange for the tooth. His second bottom tooth is soon to follow. No toothless, gummy smiles though, the permanent teeth are about 2/3 of the way in!

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How do you spell red?

2011-10-17T11:35:00.000-07:00

Cannon has it down...

You are my sunshine, even though you are a grumpy sun.

2011-10-07T06:18:00.000-07:00

Carter was serenading the "sun."
I realized after watching the video that Cannon was actually speaking for the "sun."

Dove Hunting...

2011-10-02T11:07:00.001-07:00

Carter was so excited to go Dove Hunting with his Dad.

He got himself dressed, all the way down to the camo belt.

How did they do?

Watch and see.

Cabelas

2011-09-15T17:44:00.001-07:00

Carter drew the picture below at school the other day. It's of the Cabelas shooting gallery.

The bottom right is the actual shooting gallery with the targets.

The two circles in the middle...
"Mom, you know when they cut animals heads off and stick them
on the wall? Well, that's what those are."

Ok.

Carters response to us having a third boy: "Oh good! Now we get to go to Cabelas even more!!"

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Superhero safety

2011-08-25T11:09:00.001-07:00

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The talk of the town

2011-08-04T09:58:00.001-07:00

It's the new watermark in Pampa and it's been the talk of the town and the Morris family (particularly Carter) for quite some time.

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This is what too much time in the car looks like

2011-07-29T14:41:00.001-07:00

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Sweet Cannon

2011-07-29T14:28:00.001-07:00

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Superheroes must eat too

2011-07-23T22:43:00.001-07:00

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Carter's favorite summer activity...so far

2011-07-08T15:38:00.001-07:00

Notice the picture was not of him getting his tonsils removed...but he is holding an ice cream cone.

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Batman must rest too...

2011-07-06T20:20:00.001-07:00

Carter is sleeping soundly and apnea-free since his tonsils and adenoids were removed last Friday. He's so quiet when he sleeps now!

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Fishing at music class

2011-06-29T10:59:00.001-07:00

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Air Show

2011-05-28T20:19:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pictures from the Air Show...they are a few months old, but I'm a few months behind.

They were warming up the planes. Carter was determined to wait for them to take off...

Cannon loves "hair-planes." The blinding sun and watery eyes were well worth it to spot the hairplanes.

Another highlight. Carter, often hesitant at first to try something new, had no qualms about trying out this adventure.

Carter sat below this airplane for a while. I think he was memorizing every part.

Carter did not want to get in this. Cannon, however, loved it. Guns, buttons, levers, fun.

Random cuteness

2011-05-16T21:21:00.001-07:00

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Sandbox till sunset

2011-05-06T18:04:00.001-07:00

Normally the boys are in the bath by now. But it's not a school night...

The weather is beautiful...

And the boys are so focused they aren't even aware I'm taking pictures of them.

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Happy Easter!

2011-04-25T20:06:00.001-07:00

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Enchanted Rock

2011-04-21T03:56:00.001-07:00

We had big plans to hike Enchanted Rock the other day, but we didn't quite make it out there.

Not to disappoint, we headed to the park for some rock climbing.

It sure is handy to have so much granite in the area...unless you are trying to dig in the ground.

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First baseball game

2011-04-04T17:55:00.001-07:00

Coach pitch, Base hit!!

Carter needs a second base coach. Running from second to third is a little confusing.

But he made to third!
And eventually home.

Not surf who won, but they had fun!

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Putting the mess in perspective

2011-03-31T20:00:00.001-07:00

Having stepped on numerous legos, matchbox cars, and plastic dinosaurs at the most unexpected times, I've reached a breaking point (many times) regarding the amount of toys that I pick up, put away, pick up....

But tonight, the house is relatively in order (for now) the kids are asleep (for now) and as I'm picking up around the house, I find cute little reminders of their daily activities.

Star Wars in the kitchen...

Cannon loves to play the piano. Today he pulled up his high chair to play.

Cannon's new dog, "Spots" and a bone that belongs to another one of his tiny toy dogs.

The new lotion I got for the boys. Cannon smeared the tube all over his bed tonight.

Carter sets out his toothbrush and mouthwash each night. He has become very concerned with his oral hygiene.

Cannon's vacuum, shoes, and potty - all conveniently located in the bathroom.

There are also diagrams of stomachs, intestines, and other anatomy, on the breakfast bar.

While walking around, typing this post on the tiny keys of my iphone, I stepped on this airplane.

I love the messes.

Especially the ones that made them.

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Singin'

2011-03-28T21:46:00.001-07:00

Or eating the microphone. Whichever.

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First day of school

2011-03-23T19:49:00.000-07:00

Cannon began a new adventure this week. One he has been asking for regularly, "Cannon school," as it's called. Every morning he has gone with me to drop of Carter, he would say, "Cannon school too?"

So, I finally caved in and signed him up. He was so excited.

So the first day came and went and he had a great time at the "yellow house" with the "hup-stairs." Oh, and the "ba-pack" was a hit too.

When I asked him if he liked his new school, he shook his head yes and said, "Tank you mommy."

:)

Jumping...

2011-03-22T20:59:00.001-07:00

The kids love to go to the local jump place. And by "local," I mean 60 miles away.

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Baseball season begins

2011-03-21T20:24:00.001-07:00

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Fun with mud. Fun with rocks. Fun at Grandma and Grandpa's house.

2011-03-13T21:46:00.001-07:00

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Little Walk's Birthday

2011-02-28T19:37:00.001-08:00

Carter has never been big on stuffed animals. He never HAD to have one to sleep or one which accompanied him everywhere. The tune changed, however, following his surgery in December when the Scott and White hospital staff gave him a small white bear with a red satin ribbon tied around his neck.

Carter named him "Little Walk."

Where the name came from we're not sure.

Today, the last day of February, was Little Walk's Birthday.

Carter saw this as an opportunity for a celebration.

Lainey was with the boys today and upon my return, it was evident there had been intense party preparation.

(Raffia streamers)

Little Walk's favorite colors are red and white and therefore his favorite snack is a candy cane.

When i got home, the preparations were not complete. We had to make cupcakes and wrap a present for Little Walk.

This is Little Walk and his new puppy, "ribbon." Little Walk had been asking for a puppy.

Little Walk is 6 today. He also doesn't like icing on his cupcakes. Which was nice, because bears are messy eaters.

I received a lot of phone calls today during the making of these cupcakes...

10 people that called: "Hey Valerie, what are you doing?"

Me: "Uh, I'm making cupcakes for a bear's birthday party."

We sang happy birthday too.

Carter put a great deal of thought into all of the preparations. He has such a thoughtful, indiscriminate heart, even for his stuffed animals.

Fun was had by all.

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I love this for so many reasons...

2011-02-21T17:44:00.001-08:00

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Laundry. Lots of laundry.

2011-02-20T18:57:00.001-08:00

Today, Carter drew a picture of me. On the right is, you guessed it, laundry.

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Peanut Butter Jelly Time

2011-02-18T13:34:00.000-08:00

Lately, Carter has been eating. A lot.

Usually, he eats one peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch, and then asks for a second.

He likes to make his own. He makes Cannon's too. (It's nice!)

This day, he decided to make the biggest peanut butter and jelly sandwich. ever.

And he ate the WHOLE thing!

Along with a huge carrot! I can't complain :)

Hot Chocolate

2011-02-13T21:21:00.000-08:00

During this last cold snap and subsequent snowless snow day, Carter enjoyed many cups of hot chocolate while signing his Valentine's cards.

He loves the tiny marshmellows.

He hunts them down.

the cutest night owl...ever

2011-02-07T18:32:00.000-08:00

The Halftime Show you didn't see...until now

2011-02-06T17:50:00.000-08:00

Cannon even brought in his own "stage" from the kitchen.

According to Carter

2011-02-02T20:41:00.001-08:00

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A great day for some lemonade

2011-01-30T17:54:00.000-08:00

first basketball game

2011-01-22T12:23:00.000-08:00

Carter had his first basketball game today. My cheeks were sore from laughing. The kids had a great time and the parents were thoroughly entertained. I was surprised with how well they did - the coaches have done a great job! Especially since I don't think Carter has ever actually seen a basketball game.

He dribbled and scored...a lot!

Like soccer, when Carter gets the ball, he is focused totally on scoring. No matter how long it takes, he will carefully dribble the ball to the goal. His concentration is impressive and hilarious at the same time.

Carter scores again!

kwinkle kwinkle

2011-01-19T18:30:00.000-08:00

This song was actually sung outside under the stars by Cannon.

"Mom, I just love mud."

2011-01-15T15:04:00.000-08:00

Really??

More summer fun

2011-01-12T13:44:00.000-08:00

Summer Fun

2011-01-12T13:05:00.000-08:00

Carter asked to watch the videos of his ride on the road scraper with Grandpa Richard from this summer. This has been, by far, one of Carter's favorite adventures.

According to Carter...

2011-01-04T15:01:00.001-08:00

This is how cowboys lay down.

That is all.

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He enjoys a good sunset...

2011-01-02T06:28:00.001-08:00

Donut shop

2010-12-30T06:07:00.001-08:00

Cannon and Carter love donuts. It's not something we eat every morning, of course. But every once and a while, after Ryan gets off an ER shift, he will bring them for us.

Carter called them doonuts up until 5-6 months ago. It was so cute. Unfortunately, Cannon pronounces donuts correctly. We had hoped they would both call them doonuts. Forever.

Upon hearing of this mornings upcoming donut delivery, Cannon set up a donut stand.

The real doonuts have arrived!!

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Christmas morning

2010-12-25T06:45:00.001-08:00

Cannon loves pretend food...really, he loves any food

Santa's gift to the boys....

Hot dogs and strawberries.

The AT-AT

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Just another peaceful evening...

2010-12-11T16:34:00.001-08:00

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Friends since birth.

2010-12-07T22:29:00.001-08:00

Carter and Jade have such a sweet bond.

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Fun with flaming food and flying knives

2010-12-01T20:19:00.001-08:00

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The Indian

2010-11-23T17:19:00.001-08:00

Carter is enjoying the Thanksgiving festivities.

And it's only Tuesday.

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Cannon's 2nd Birthday Party

2010-11-17T20:15:00.000-08:00

Cannon totally "got" the concept of his birthday party. He had been singing Happy Birthday to himself all week and talking about "CAKE!," parties, and "FIRE."

Cannon is a fan of Cookie Monster, so it was all about cookie monster.

Cannon sleeps with Cookie Monster and I often hear him talking in a growley cookie monster voice when he is laying in his crib. Cannon is definitely our night owl. Sometimes he lays in bed for an hour after we put him down - singing, talking, reading. Meanwhile, Carter falls asleep within 3 minutes of his head hitting the pillow.

Carter loves parties. Carter and Johnny could talk shop all day.

mmmmm........blue icing.

Lots of love for Aunt Nella

They don't look alike at all, do they?

Cannon loves his Kiki!

Sweet Cannon. Happy Birthday!

2010-11-16T09:18:00.001-08:00

I hesitated taking Cannon to the tire store with me. I thought waiting for 4 new tires to be put on might get a little boring.

Little did I know the tire store is a little boys playground.

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Photography by Carter

2010-11-14T19:55:00.001-08:00

He asked me to share...

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Happy Birthday Cannon

2010-11-03T00:01:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Cannon!
lover of "lee-pops", airplanes, motorcycles, cake, and all things snuggly.

Life in 3D...

2010-10-13T21:02:00.000-07:00

...seems to be a groovy place.

Cannon sportin' his Crayola Chalk 3D glasses, riding his airplane in his pjs, on speakerphone with Grandma Jan and Grandpa Richard and singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Busy Guy.

just keepin' an eye on things...

2010-10-06T20:52:00.001-07:00

waiting

2010-10-01T20:34:00.000-07:00

Teddy Bear Picnic

2010-09-29T21:01:00.001-07:00

A few weeks ago, Carter's class hosted a picnic for their Teddy bears. Earlier that day, that went on a bear hunt to find Mrs. Hill's lost Teddy bear. They searched all over the school with thief toilet paper roll binoculars and finally spotted the beat in a tree.

They worked up an appetite.

-little brother got to come too.

One of Carter's best friends. They plan to get married...most days. They said they will live close and will visit every day so I won't be sad.

Carter enjoyed feeding his bear and his baby brother

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Big shoes

2010-09-19T09:30:00.000-07:00

Cannon loves walking around in other people's shoes.

Simple pleasures :)

2010-09-13T20:33:00.001-07:00

I finally took Cannon to Gymboree. Many of the pictures are blurry...he was on the move!

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Baby's adventure

2010-09-13T20:12:00.001-07:00

Carter and I took a trip to the big city so I could get a new computer. In exchange for his patience and good behavior, I agreed to take him to his playground and restaurant of choice...he and the baby, baby Elmo that is.

Cannon had his Dad all to himself and I guess Carter felt like he needed a baby around.

So baby Elmo came with us.

Baby Elmo got to do everything babies do. Ride in the carseat, play on the playground...

Eat lunch.

And wait on the to go counter for his milkshake.

I guess, most babies don't do that. For the restaurant, it must have been a first for them too, judging from the crowd of employees who came to the window to look at their unusual customer - one even took a picture with his iPhone.

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This look...

2010-09-13T20:10:00.001-07:00

...was inspired by the taquitos we ate for dinner.

-he loves having his picture taken

This guy once liked having his picture taken too...

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This is Carter's Favorite Video on YouTube

2010-09-10T18:00:00.000-07:00

Just in case you were curious...

Ask us how many times we've watched it....

The home of Captain Underpants

2010-09-09T20:36:00.001-07:00

Captain Underpants comissioned Carter to complete his new home.

Captain Underpants is pleased with the results thus far.

To be continued...

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Just Beachy

2010-09-03T11:06:00.000-07:00

The kids had a great time at the beach this summer.

There was lots of running through the sand.

Building.

"teaching"
Watching.

Trying new things.

Smiles.

Cannon's favorite morning activity

2010-08-31T07:07:00.001-07:00

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Letters from pre-k

2010-08-24T21:03:00.001-07:00

Carter loves getting mail. Packages create the most excitement, but letters are great too. Especially when they come from the highly regarded, soon-to-be pre-k teacher, Mrs. Hill

Carter Decided to write a letter back.

He worked hard. I wouldn't let him use any of his new crayons for school, so he made do with some of Cannon's "baby crayons" and old, broken ones.

He drew a schoolhouse and selected his favorite Bob the Builder sticker for the front.

Then he narrated while I wrote on the inside.

He gave it to her at the meet the teacher night.

She loved it, of course, and said she could tell he had a very kind heart.
She's right!

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Too cool for school?

2010-08-24T16:06:00.001-07:00

We'll see. It starts tomorrow.

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Looking for Rainbows

2010-08-24T05:35:00.000-07:00

Hangin with the boys

2010-08-14T18:27:00.001-07:00

They were collecting chili peppers (crepe myrtle blossoms)and candles (sticks) for Austin's Birthday cake (pile of sand).

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Cuteness

2010-08-09T19:09:00.001-07:00

Cannon wearing daddy's "at"

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Home

2010-07-28T20:59:00.001-07:00

Carter said, "This will be my biggest project yet!!"

2 nights and a NAP

2010-07-26T16:00:00.001-07:00

Carter slept in a tent for part of our stay at the beach. It was an indoor tent. After sleeping on 20 year old sleep number beds (glorified air mattress) I wish I would have pitched a tent too.

Items needed:
Beach mat
Beach towel
2 chairs
Blanket from home
Pillow
Mr potato head and related parts
Flashlight
2 books
Lucky the Rabbit and Big Brother Bear
Blinking lightstick from a Taylor Swift concert (Given to Carter by Ms. Myrick, the elementary art school teacher.
Souvenier snow globe

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Beach Pics -1

2010-07-22T04:47:00.001-07:00

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2010-07-18T10:28:00.003-07:00

2010-07-18T10:28:00.001-07:00

2010-07-18T07:35:00.000-07:00

Cruisin' campus, wresteling kids.

Sully

Carter at the "marrying tree"

Mmmmmmmmm......Layne's

Location:July 4th

2010-07-14T21:03:00.000-07:00

From Harmony School of Creative Arts Camp

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Location:Carter's Art

The Giggling Knight

2010-06-20T21:20:00.000-07:00

Big boy

2010-06-10T20:25:00.001-07:00

What happened to my baby?

Cannon: 19 mos. old

He loves to dance, play music, drive the 4 wheeler, eat snacks ("snackies"), drink out cups without a lid, play with rocks, climb the playscapes & slide down the slide, pumpkin bread from fuel, cheer when we turn down Grammiki's street and make rooster sounds, talk on the phone, call people on the phone, pet Murphy and Gracie, sit in your lap and read books,

In addition to my 1 year update, here are some other words he can say:
Ah-wo. Hello
Bye
Wed-eh-go? Where did it go?
Wed-carcar-go? Where did Carter go?
Eh-tis. There it is.
Aggie - for his Taggie blanket, his most prized possession.
Ahpum. Apple
Opie. Open
Fuh. Phone
Nose
Eyes
Eees. Ears.
beh. Bear
Ock. Sock.
oose. Shoes
Meme. Woot. Murphy, {whistle}
Nemo. Cheese (I have no idea)
apes. Grapes & he also makes his funny but-abut-abut-abut sound.
Nana. Banana
Eeeese. Please
Thank you.
On & off
Up & down - but often he says down for up and up for down
Ousigh. Outside
Inky, phew. Stinky, phew!
moome. Movie
ips. Chips
eee-ya. Tortillia
acie. Pacifier

I'm sure I'm missing many more.

He loves his daddy and gets so excited when "Dede" comes home. He gets a very warm and enthusiastic welcome.

He can point to different body parts as you name them and can identify different animals by pointing to their picture and make their sound. Favorites are elephant, monkey, cow, horse, cat, & dog.

He wants very much to be a big boy and will often refuse to drink from a sippy cup if his big brother is around. Not even a straw will do. He drinks from a regular cup quite well, thankfully! He also wants to climb on Carter's bike and will take off on Carter's 4 wheeler if given the opportunity.

He loves chips and salsa.

Cannon is fairly laid back and smiles easily. He is a little slower to warm up to anyone other than his mom, dad, or grandma. But he almost always does. Cannon has a fiesty side and will bang his fist or throw things to express his dissatisfaction. He will also very carefully lay down on the floor and throw a tantrum.

Cannon usually takes great naps - usually sleeps 2-3 hours. He is sleeping much better at night too (and so is everyone else).

He can become quite preoccupied with some of his toys and will play with them for what seems like a very long time. The other day he laid on the living room floor with a toy phone and played with it for almost 20 minutes. Carter NEVER laid down, except to sleep. Some of his favorite toys are his musical instruments, Carter's motorcycles, trains, and matchbox cars, coloring, tools, toy (or real) phones, and stuffed animals. He also enjoys the pool.

Cannon and Carter are becoming great playmates. They have their share what I'm sure is just the beginning of many squabbles and Cannon is learning to hold his own. They also play many games of chase around the living and many more which I am sure I don't even understand. Lot's of giggles are shared between these two boys.

His hair is growing more and he may even need a little haircut soon. Carter was 2 for his first official haircut. Cannon's hair seems a little darker than Carter's and is straight...no curls in sight.

skyscrapers

2010-06-10T20:15:00.000-07:00

It started on October 31, 2009 with a last-minute costume change.
Carter didn't want to be a football player, he wanted to be a builder.

And from that day forward, he has been steadfast in his decision.

Not just an ordinary builder, though. He wants to build skyscrapers.

And I wouldn't put it past him.

How to Brush your Teeth - Demonstrated by Cannon

2010-05-07T19:07:00.000-07:00

Cannon is working on four more teeth at the moment, bringing his tooth count at 18 months to 16. See...

He takes oral hygiene seriously and I often find him in the bathroom, water running, brushing his teeth.

Ryan took these photos and midway through, Carter yelled, "Dad! That's the toothbrush I use for cleaning my cars!"

Oh well.

Breakfast guest

2010-05-06T18:39:00.001-07:00

Swim!

2010-04-22T19:47:00.000-07:00

Happy Clean Baby

2010-04-19T18:44:00.000-07:00

This time

2010-04-12T19:50:00.000-07:00

Last Year

and

The Year Before

A Conversation with Carter

2010-04-11T19:54:00.000-07:00

Carter loves playing with the water hose.

Usually, instead of taking a nap, he wants to go outside and play with the hose and wash his cars, our cars, water my plants, water the garden, spray Murphy with the hose, spray himself with the hose.

And because it will keep him thoroughly entertained for an hour or so, I usually let him.

However, I noticed he was "setting up the hose" and then walking off.

Here is what he had to say when I asked him why he had left the water running in the grass...
Breathe in....

Got it?

Now exhale....

So if you have had more than a 5 second conversation with Carter, I'm sure you can imagine that he had a very logical explanation for all of this.

Uh Oh Phone Call

2010-04-11T17:31:00.000-07:00

A Bicycle Story, by Carter

2010-04-09T11:36:00.000-07:00

Carter had me write down his story as he narrated. I was tempted to use punctuation, but that would have not captured the true essence of the story.

The picture below is of him on his bicycle.

Helicopter

2010-04-07T07:56:00.000-07:00

Carter's Helicopter Drawing

Inks Lake State Park

2010-04-05T22:00:00.000-07:00

Happy Easter!

2010-04-04T17:32:00.000-07:00

At the end of the song, Cannon says, "again!"

Springtime in the Hill Country

2010-04-04T09:43:00.000-07:00